# Harpur Village, Bikram, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bikram, Patna 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Bikram sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,404 people in 260 households**, the 36th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,404people (2011)
- 260households
- 77.2%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Bikram sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSundarpur Chauthiya
- Community development blockBikram
- Census village code245636

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Harpur from nearby towns?

- Bikram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bikram (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Harpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Danara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bihata
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Harpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Harpur

Of every 100 households in Harpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Bikram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**69%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****67%**

**61%

Television ****32%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Bikram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**918

Working population ****26.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 99 (26%) · **■** Marginal 34 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bikram

- Janpara1,765 people
- Gopalpur1,636 people
- Barda1,517 people
- Bhadsara1,424 people
- Donrapur1,251 people
- Shahjahanpur1,216 people
- Chauthia1,192 people
- Faridpur1,130 people

[All 67 villages in Bikram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bikram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Patna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Patna district (Bikram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?77.2% (Census 2011)
